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May 2014

May 12, 2014

Darwin’s Witnesses

Whether it is the Christian message or the advances of science, there is always good...

May 11, 2014

Science and Mistakes

May 08, 2014

Science, Religion, and Culture (New Journal)

I recently had a new journal drawn to my attention, which some readers may also...

May 08, 2014

Scientist and Christian

Katharine Hayhoe was featured on the PBS NOVA series "The Secret Life of Scientists." Click on...

May 07, 2014

Ad Hominid

April 2014

April 27, 2014

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

The quote is from the conclusion of a recent post on John Pieret's blog, "Thoughts...

April 26, 2014

It’s Wisdom

The quote from Rachel Held Evans ("It's not capitulating to culture to change your mind...

April 22, 2014

Selective Rejection of Evidence

Young-earth creationists say that housecats, tigers, and all felines descended from one pair of cat...

April 18, 2014

The Seeker After Truth

IO9 shared this quote from Ibn al-Haytham's book Doubts Concerning Ptolemy: The seeker after truth...

April 16, 2014

Trusting Science

OK, so I admit that this gif made me laugh: But with the recent eclipse,...

April 14, 2014

Red Moon Rapture

This came to my attention on Facebook:If you have never seen one, or even if...

April 08, 2014

Ancient Cosmologies and Modern Cosmologists

A talk offering visualizations of ancient cosmologies came to my attention. I will embed the...

April 03, 2014

Does Conflict Drive Evolution?

Today's Bizarro comic is funny. But having spent some time today talking with someone who...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

God is Truth

The above quote on Facebook seemed worth turning into a meme, and so I did...

March 31, 2014

Cosmos Quotes

I have mentioned both these details in the second episode of Cosmos here on the...

March 30, 2014

Converting to the Scientific Method

I saw this cartoon on Facebook. I have never encountered anyone who tried to win...

March 30, 2014

Two Kinds of Truth

I came across the above quote from Raymond Chandler on Pinterest. It seems to me...

March 30, 2014

Antievolutionism is a Tool of Satan

I came across a post I wrote a while back, and thought I would share...

March 29, 2014

Cosmos Episode 2: Survival of the Friendliest

I am almost two weeks behind in my watching of and blogging about Cosmos. The...

March 28, 2014

Creationism in Proverbs

It is a symptom of the fact that I spend so much time addressing pseudoscience...

March 27, 2014

What is the Universe?

A student shared the following with me. First, Through the Wormhole asks whether the universe...

March 25, 2014

The LEGO People Origins Controversy

Which of these corresponds to your view of where LEGO people come from?Images from God...

March 23, 2014

Why I Love Evolution

A friend shared this on Facebook. Discuss!

March 21, 2014

Free Speech Isn’t Necessarily True Speech

March 21, 2014

Proof of God?

While some religious believers argue against the Big Bang, others have seen it as proof...

March 19, 2014

Nuance Needed

Jason Rosenhouse posted on the series Cosmos and some reactions to it. In it, he...

March 19, 2014

A Soaring Spiritual Experience

March 19, 2014

Please Stop Lying in Jesus’ Name

Hemant Mehta shared some images that it is horrifying to think that a public school...

March 18, 2014

Denying What You Don’t Understand

The quote from Hemant Mehta in the image above comes from a post of his,...

March 16, 2014

Breaking News! Tomorrow There Will Be Breaking News!

Via IO9 I learned that the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has news so important that...

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